Class of 2019

STACEY ERNEST

Hometown: Brooklyn, NYUndergrad: Georgia State UniversityMajor: PsychologyMedical school: Keck School of Medicine at USCHidden talents: I speak Haitian CreoleFavorite pastime: spending time with my Husband, watching Marvel movies, going to amusement parks (I love thrill rides!)Favorite past job: Working at UNICEFFictional character you most identify with: Captain America because he stays calm even when emotions are high among the avengers, he always has a plan, he’s a great leader, and he stands up for justice.Favorite place you've visited: Oahu, HawaiiMost interesting fact about you: I don't play Pacman because something about those monsters and the narrow spaces gives me anxiety.

Hometown: Chattanooga, TNUndergrad: Southern Adventist UniversityMajor: ChemistryMedical school: Loma Linda University School of MedicineHidden talents: Per my best friends: Assembling Star Wars Legos...Going to the bathroom in the woods...Being ethnically ambiguous...Friends triviaFavorite pastime: Traveling and exploring the globe with my friendsFavorite past job: Playing violin at wedding gigs with my string octet back in high schoolFictional character you most identify with: Rachel GreenFavorite place you've visited: AustraliaMost interesting fact about you: I still build Legos...Like it's a legitimate struggle to not buy more every time I go to Target. I really have a problem.

Hometown: Cypress, CAUndergrad: UC San DiegoMajor: Biochemistry with Cell BiologyMedical School: Chicago Medical SchoolHidden talents: accidentally tripping and face planting into the ground with grace, expertly pretending the previous statement didn’t happen, possessing the fine dexterity to tweeze tiny chin hairs (shaving? ha!), converting normal chicken wings into boneless ones in one bite, filling out personal profiles.Favorite pastime: raising my own pack of dire wolves (or shiba inus), and training them to fetch frosty beverages for adequate hydration. oh yea, and eating. lots of eating. Favorite past job: older brother’s minionFictional character you most identify with: mulan. she made a man out of me.Favorite place you’ve visited: kayaking to the deserted white sand bar off the coast of Hawaii, then soaking in the serene beauty with a frosty beverage.Most interesting fact about you: that picture of me took only 500 times to capture.

TOM LE

STEPHEN LIN

Hometown: Saratoga, CAUndergrad: University of California, San DiegoMajor: BioengineeringMedical school: The Ohio State UniversityHidden talents: Napping at any opportunity, finding good dealsFavorite pastime: Hiking, bikingFavorite past job: Computer Tech, Camp Counselor for Camp KesemFictional character you most identify with: BaymaxFavorite place you've visited: JapanMost interesting fact about you: Biked across the country from San Diego, CA to Bethany Beach, DE

Hometown: Born in Denver, CO, grew up in Chapel Hill, NCUndergrad: University of North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMedical school: New York Medical CollegeHidden talents: Cooking, computer gamesFavorite pastime: Eating, ice hockey (goalie), snowboarding (badly)Favorite past job: Camp counselor/lifeguardFictional character you most identify with: After 4 years in the frozen northeast? Jon SnowFavorite place you've visited: Ávila, SpainMost interesting fact about you: I'm half German on my mother's side, but my favorite foods and my (often limited) Spanish come from her up-bringing in Peru

Hometown: Reno, NevadaUndergrad: University of San DiegoMajor: Biology(Graduate school: Tulane University, Cell and Molecular Biology)Medical school: University of Nevada School of MedicineHidden talents: Ron Burgundy-esque flute playing, also font-like handwriting skillsFavorite pastime: Hiking, golfing, cooking and stand up paddle boarding, also laying on the beach and catching up on celebrity gossipFavorite past job: Tie between golf course and a spaFictional character you most identify with: Liz Lemon from 30 RockFavorite place you've visited: New Orleans, with a close second/tie being KauaiMost interesting fact about you: I've seen a game at all 30 Major League baseball stadiums. My favorite is still AT&T Park...forever a Giants fan!

SARAH MCDANIELS

MEINA MICHAEL

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CAUndergrad: University of California, RiversideMajor: BiologyMedical school: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesHidden talents: JugglingFavorite pastime: Going to LA Laker games with my dadFavorite past job: Master smoothie maker at Jamba JuiceFictional character you most identify with: Buddy the ElfFavorite place you've visited: Santorini, GreeceMost interesting fact about you: If medicine didn’t work out, I would have pursued culinary school with hopes to be executive chef at my own Michelin-starred restaurant.

Hometown: Bozeman, MTUndergrad: Montana State UniversityMajor: Cell Biology and NeuroscienceMedical school: University of WashingtonHidden talents: My girlfriend can back up a trailer like a champ, I cannotFavorite pastime: Is it outside? Does it involve mountains? I’m down!Favorite past job: Spraying weeds for Gallatin countyFictional character you most identify with: The Joker because I like jokesFavorite place you've visited: Anywhere in MT, AK, and the south bestMost interesting fact about you: I learned to never go climbing with crocs in Moab, pass it on.